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Jon Bernthal
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Jonathan Edward Bernthal (/ˈbɜːrnθɔːl/; born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. He came to prominence for portraying Shane Walsh on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2012; 2018), where he was a starring cast member in the first two seasons. Bernthal achieved further recognition as Frank Castle / The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in the second season of Daredevil (2016), the spin-off series The Punisher (2017–2019), and the revival series Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present). For his recurring guest role as restaurant owner and drug addict Michael Berzatto in the series The Bear (2022–present), he won a Primetime Emmy Award.  His film roles include Snitch (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Fury (2014), Sicario (2015), The Accountant (2016), Baby Driver (2017), Wind River (2017), Widows (2018), Ford v Ferrari (2019), King Richard, The Many Saints of Newark (both 2021), Origin (2023), and The Accountant 2 (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Bernthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jonathan Edward Bernthal (/ˈbɜːrnθɔːl/; born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. He came to prominence for portraying Shane Walsh on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2012; 2018), where he was a starring cast member in the first two seasons. Bernthal achieved further recognition as Frank Castle / The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in the second season of Daredevil (2016), the spin-off series The Punisher (2017–2019), and the revival series Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present). For his recurring guest role as restaurant owner and drug addict Michael Berzatto in the series The Bear (2022–present), he won a Primetime Emmy Award.  His film roles include Snitch (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Fury (2014), Sicario (2015), The Accountant (2016), Baby Driver (2017), Wind River (2017), Widows (2018), Ford v Ferrari (2019), King Richard, The Many Saints of Newark (both 2021), Origin (2023), and The Accountant 2 (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Bernthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Without a Trace
CSI: Miami
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Harry's Law
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
How I Met Your Mother
Boston Legal
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Premise
The Bear
Date Night
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Widows
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Daredevil: Born Again
World Trade Center
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
The Walking Dead: The Return
The Odyssey
The Amateur
Snitch
The Pacific
Show Me a Hero
The Many Saints of Newark
The Making of The Walking Dead
The Peanut Butter Falcon
We Are Your Friends
The Ghost Writer
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
The Wolf of Wall Street
Baby Driver
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Sicario
Day Zero
King Richard
Fury
Wind River
The Accountant
Marvel's Daredevil
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Grudge Match
The Unforgivable
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Baby Driver 2
Ford v Ferrari
Pilgrimage
Origin
Shot Caller
His & Hers
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
The Accountant²
The Class
The Walking Dead
Sharp Stick
Marvel's The Punisher
American Gigolo
We Own This City
Untitled The Punisher Special
Production Credits
Untitled The Punisher Special
Sharp Stick
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